Top 10: Men's Movies Directors

Number 8

James Cameron

Don't be fooled by James Cameron's Titanic , this guy is a man's director, lest we forget The Terminator . Working closely with Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Terminator and Terminator 2 turned out to be two of the most popular robot films of all time and have really raised the bar for modern-day action films. Sandwiched between these two classics is the homage to James Bond, True Lies , in which Arnie borrows almost every Bond trick in the book to save the world from nuclear annihilation... just in time.

Since James Cameron really set the mark for the contemporary action film with his Terminator series, we as men can feel safe when renting almost anything directed by him. Unless you are with your woman, of course... then Titanic is just the ticket.

Best scene: Without question, in True Lies , when Jamie Lee Curtis stripteases out of formal wear into something much more comfortable.

Number 7

Sergio Leone

The King of the Spaghetti Western (westerns shot cheaply in Italy or Spain for an American market), Sergio Leone literally made Clint Eastwood famous. His Man With No Name trilogy sees Clint Eastwood going from town to town bringing his own style of rough justice to everyone who stands in his way.

Borrowing from the landscapes of Akira Kurosawa and the justice of Robin Hood, Sergio Leone revamped the classic American male favorite, the western. He provided moviegoers with a cheap hybrid of the American staple and cast a new star that would also rise to power as a director. Sergio Leone's success also gave him the opportunity to direct the epic Once Upon a Time in America , which dealt with the Jewish mafia in New York City.

Best scene: The opening credits of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly are absolutely legendary, not to mention Ennio Morricone's infamous musical score.

Famous movies: Once Upon a Time in America (1984); Lonesome Gun (1973); Duck, You Sucker (1971); Once Upon a Time in the West (1968); The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966); For a Few Dollars More (1965); A Fistful of Dollars (1964).

Number 6

Sam Raimi

One of the best male-oriented directors because of the scope of his work, Sam Raimi has literally done it all. His Evil Dead trilogy stands as one of the top horror series of all time, complete with helpless women as victims of heinous crimes and Bruce Campbell as hero.

Raimi maintained this male-oriented movie streak with his western The Quick and the Dead and his baseball film For Love of the Game. He saved his greatest accomplishment for the 21st century, however, adapting a legendary comic book hero's story to the big screen in the Spiderman trilogy.

Best scene: In the Evil Dead, a tree accosts and kills the leading lady.

Famous movies:Spider-Man 3 (2007); Spider-Man 2 (2004); Spider-Man (2002); For Love of the Game (1999); The Quick and the Dead (1995); Army of Darkness (1993); Evil Dead II (1987); The Evil Dead (1981).

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